| Latest reports from Yemen |
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YEMEN: Polio cases rise in advance of vaccine drive
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SANAA, 22 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The number of confirmed polio cases in Yemen has risen following the discovery of a fresh case in February, say health experts.Full report
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YEMEN: Women’s groups praise move to qualify women judges
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SANAA, 21 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Yemeni women’s groups have praised a recent government decision to begin qualifying females to become judges. Full report
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YEMEN: Human rights group demand release of prisoners
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SANAA, 21 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Human rights groups in Yemen demanded on Tuesday that all detainees of a conflict in northern Yemen be released without exception, in accordance to a presidential pardon issued in September 2005.Full report
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YEMEN: Local businesswomen face obstacles, study finds
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SANAA, 16 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Yemeni businesswomen have difficulties asserting themselves in the male-dominated public sphere, according to a study published last week by a leading academic.Full report
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YEMEN: Second woman declares intention to make bid for presidency
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SANA, 15 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - A second woman confirmed on Monday that she will run for the country's highest political office in elections scheduled to be held in September.Full report
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YEMEN: Concerns mount following beating of journalist
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SANA, 14 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) has said that it is increasingly worried about local press freedoms after a journalist writing for an opposition newspaper was beaten up by unknown assailants.Full report
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YEMEN: Government concerned over maritime piracy
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SANA, 12 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Continued piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Arabian Sea is threatening Yemen’s fishing industry, said a high ranking official.Full report
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YEMEN: Women call for a 30-percent quota in upcoming elections
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SANA, 8 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Wrapping up on the eve of International Women's Day on Tuesday, participants at a conference in Sana urged that 30 percent of the contested seats in upcoming local elections be reserved for women.Full report
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YEMEN: Government calls for help curtailing human smuggling
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SANA, 2 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The government has called on the international community to help stop smugglers from bringing Somali and Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, often under hazardous sea conditions, into Yemen, an official said on Wednesday.Full report
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YEMEN: Appeal for more aid for flood victims
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SANA, 26 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - More aid is needed for people displaced by floods in the southwest of Yemen, government officials have said.Full report
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